CVE-2018-18929

Public Exploit

Description

The Tightrope Media Carousel Seneca HDn Windows-based appliance 7.0.4.104 is shipped with a default local administrator username and password. This can be found by a limited user account in an "unattend.xml" file left over on the C: drive from the Sysprep process. An attacker with this username and password can leverage it to gain administrator-level access on the system.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Third-Party Advisory drewgreen.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.drewgreen.net/vulnerabilities-in-tightrope-media-systems-carousel/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18929?
CVE-2018-18929 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18929?
To fix CVE-2018-18929, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-18929 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18929 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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